Trade Unions and Solidarity with People/Social movement Sectors : With a Focus on the case of Thailand

Somsak Kosaisuk
President
The State Railway Workers's Union of Thailand, Thailand

Good Morning ladies and gentlemen

The president of Korea Confederation of Trade Unions, KCTU, and all delegates from all over the world. My name is Mr. Somsak Kosaisook, the general secretary of State Enterprises Workers Relations Confederation, SERC and general secretary of the Labor Coordinating Center, Chairman of the International Transport Workers Federation of Thailand and president of the State Railway Workers Union of Thailand. I would like to thank to the KCTU to assist me to pay for my way to come here. On behalf of my members, 250,000 members, I would like to congratulate you for holding such important event. It is the issue of the world today that workers face the same situation which is the globalization. The multinational companies have passed the policies through their governments and then political parties. Such policies mean that the government dissolved the laws which normally have built the security for the public.

For Thailand, the labor movement has been fighting against privatization since 1997. That year, Thailand faced the most serious economic crisis. The government opened free money market, which caused unemployment over 3 million people. More than 50, 000 companies were closed down. This kind of issue indicated that globalization only means to hurt, harm and exploit the workers.
For this reason, it made the labor leaders from all over the world must join hands to fight against the globalization. For example, the World trade Organization, WTO meeting in Seattle, U.S.A. and the last one in Mexico. Such protest, the WTO meetings could not make any progress and at the end failed. Currently, multinational companies now have tried to use other forms of meeting such as APEC meeting which was organized in Bangkok, Thailand recently. The strategy the Thai Labor Movement has been fought against privatization and military doctrine by using the way to improve the situation in Thailand which mean that the Thai society must be democratic meaning democracy in political, economic and social. People basic rights must come first. The rights to obtain the information, and news, rights to express, rights to organize, right to protest because these rights are the basic human rights according to the United Nations Convention.

To fight against the military doctrine, in Thailand people organized themselves to fight against the military doctrine for at least the most important ones were three events. The first event was on October 14, 1973, the second one was on October 6, 1976 and the third one was on May 17-21, 1992. For this event, it has reduced the military power. The tactics that we use to fight are as following:

1. Finding way to get the information from the government and use the right to be able to participate in expressing the views on behalf of the workers.

2. Bring back the information that receives from the government and education the people who work with us and other coalitions and allies. By doing that is the way to come to the conclusion and able to mobilize to fight and protest together.

3. To bring the demand to the government. If the government does not bring into practice, we will hold the protest to push the government to do it. By doing that, we have to do according to the situation and what can be done at that point. For example, we organized the protest against privatization of the state enterprises, we have fought against that since 1989. We were able to make the government delay on that issue more than ten years. Even though some state enterprises have changed into cooperate companies, however, the government still maintains ownership of those state enterprises more than 65%. In some state enterprises, the government still holds 100% ownership. At this point, SERC still continue to fight against privatization.

The trend of coming back of the military dictatorship which can be seen the person who has pushed for this type of form is the United State of America, the president Gorge W. Bush. He used the crisis on September 11, 2001, the terrorism of World Trade Center in the U.S. He created the situation so he could start the Irag War by using the world terrorism which created by some group of people. President Gorge W. Bush recommended that all over the world, there must be the laws established to get ride of those international terrorism. The aim is to enable the U.S. to establish the military base in all regional all over the world. All these matters will only harm and violate the human rights.

During the WTO meeting on September 9-14, 2003, and during APEC meeting in Thailand on October 20-21, 2003, The Thai Labor movement and NGOs gathered and protested in many forms. We printed the posters declaring that Gorge W. Bush the real criminal. We protested in front of the U.S. Embassy in Bangkok, Thailand against the idea that the U.S. will establish the military base in Thailand. At the same time, we campaign to get the public to understand, the World Bank, IMF, WTO are being the tools of the multinational to exploit the workers. We educate the people to understand that globalization can not solve the world problems. It will only create the gap between the rich and the poor. The rich are only small group of people, but the poor are the majority of the population.

Therefore, being coordinating and join hands of all unions all over the world are very important to fight against the monopoly of the capitalism. We all have to do it now and have to continue to fight in the future as well. We must stop the globalization and the military power. We can say that the danger that has been exploited us today have been created through the government. It can be indicated that the businessmen use the political system to get the state power and authority to introduce the laws that will provide the mean for them to gain benefits. Now, it is time for the labor movements all over the world must have its own political parties and send the candidates to run for the positions so they will be entitle to the state authorities. It means that they can introduce the laws they want which will be justice and able to protect the rights of workers and general public. It will be according to the social democracy.

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2019 Predictions: What’s in store for sports betting in the US?

Charles Gillespie, CEO of Gambling.com Group Plc

2018 has been an historic year for gaming in the United States. Of course, the overwhelming majority of buzz surrounding the gaming industry can be attributed to the Supreme Court’s landmark decision to invalidate PASPA, allowing states to take control of sports betting authorization.

New Jersey, the plaintiff that spent nearly eight years in litigation before finally attaining success in the highest court in the land, has now become the torch-bearer for smart and aggressive sports betting policies.

For all the colossal changes that took place in 2018, 2019 will be equally pivotal. As of the end of 2018, seven states (not counting the single tribal sportsbook in New Mexico, comprising less than 10% of the U.S. population, have legal sports betting.

The U.S. has potential to become the world leader in sports betting, but the growth of the market depends on how willing state and federal lawmakers are to embrace policies that allow the industry to grow and vie for market share with the offshore market.

Will 2019 be nothing but roses for the sports betting industry? Doubtful. But will there be plenty of exciting developments at the crossroads of sports and gaming? You bet. Without further ado, I present my predictions for 2019:

Prediction #1: Eight or more new states will authorize sports betting legislation

Expect no fewer than 30 states to introduce legislation and at least entertain the idea of sports betting. If approximately 1/3 of the states that appear poised to contemplate sports betting actually pass a bill through the legislature and attain the Governor’s signature, the U.S. will have a total of 16 or more states with legal sports betting by the end of 2019.

High population states like Texas, Florida, and California look like they are still at least a couple years out. The big prize in 2019 will be New York, which flirted with legislation and came close in 2018. While Governor Cuomo was reluctant to endorse sports betting during his election cycle, he is now much more likely to be a vocal supporter.

Chief among reasons New York is so anxious to get sports betting up and running is the fact that they are losing tremendous revenue to their neighbor, New Jersey.

Don’t be surprised if you see a cluster of New England or Midwestern states rushing to authorize sports betting for fear of having their neighbor eat their proverbial lunch. If Ohio, Indiana, Michigan or Kentucky pass a bill, the odds of other states in the region springing into action will increase.

PASPA’s repeal makes sports betting possible, but not exactly easy for companies that want to do business in multiple states. The Wire Act still prohibits interstate sports betting activity, meaning that you won’t see New Jersey sportsbooks offering their online products to folks in Pennsylvania, as much as they would relish that opportunity, until Congress directly addresses this issue. Unfortunately, we’ve seen very little reason to get excited about that possibility.

While Sen. Orrin Hatch from Utah has circulated proposed legislation, it was greeted with a collective shrug of disappointment, in part because it failed to address the Wire Act in any meaningful way for sports betting operators.

With Hatch nearing retirement and a lack of a clear torch-bearer in the immediate future, there’s no reason to hold your breath waiting for Congress to act. As I wrote back in September, state legislatures, not the federal government, will be the ones determining the future of sports betting in the U.S.

Is it possible that the Feds take a step backward and try to limit online sports betting and gaming? If you ask Senator Lindsay Graham, in fact, that would be preferable. But for a multitude of reasons, it's doubtful Sen. Graham gets his wish.

Prediction #3: The Lottery-based model of sports betting will prove disastrous for states that try it

The majority of U.S. states have state-run lotteries, which gives lottery software companies inroads with state governments. But states are going to find out quickly that there’s nothing 'turnkey' about a state agency being tasked with the marketing, risk management, and product development that any competent sports betting operation needs to be successful.

States that think they can grasp market share with a bland and generic sports betting product are fooling themselves – sports bettors are sophisticated customers that won’t settle for an inferior offering simply because it’s 'the only game in town.'

It’s not and the offshore market will continue to dominate if the legal alternative isn’t equally innovative, convenient, and competitively priced.

Take a look at the dozens of sports books that fight for online market share in the United Kingdom, this many companies exist because no two sports betting customers are alike. Sweden just abandoned its online monopoly in favor of a licensure system after years of learning this fact the hard way.

States that try to monopolize sports betting for themselves are going to see embarrassingly low revenues and not be able to recover market share from offshore.

Prediction #4: A state with no casinos or racetracks will pass a bill, proving that mobile-only sports betting is a very viable option

Historically speaking, sports betting really isn’t a casino game. Even before the rise of Las Vegas, there was a neighborhood bookie on every block in most major cities around the country.

The same is true today, only the technology has evolved. Sports betting is something that fans do while watching the big game, and mobile betting makes it easy and convenient for sports bettors to place a bet on their own time.

Thus far, the few states that have authorized sports betting have casinos, but having a casino or racetrack in a state is entirely unnecessary to creating a successful sports betting market. Mobile sportsbook operators don’t need a physical facility to operate, and states are catching on to this fact quickly.

States like Virginia and Tennessee, neither of which have gaming facilities, will be exploring mobile sports betting legislation in 2019. Don’t be surprised to see one or both of these states authorize mobile sports betting, and in the process prove that mobile is a viable and lucrative stand-alone product.

When was the last time you watched a bowling tournament? Would it help if you had some skin in the game? That’s exactly the kind of bet that fringe sports leagues will be willing to take to bolster their popularity and relevance in the public eye.

NASCAR is a prime example of an established league that could benefit greatly from sports betting. After all, if you like betting on horses, why wouldn’t you like betting on a mechanically superior version of a horse that goes in excess of 200 miles per hour? And while an hours-long NASCAR race may seem interminable to casual fans, it may just be more exciting if each lap presents a new betting opportunity.

Of course, some upstart leagues are already banking on sports betting interest as part of their marketing strategy. Football leagues like the XFL and the AAF hope that providing enhanced betting opportunities on their games will help new fans look past the less-than-NFL caliber talent on the field.

Newly established sports betting operators may start simply by offering only betting options on the major U.S. and European sports leagues, but expect sportsbooks to start taking bets on these more exotic offerings well before 2019 is in the books.

Prediction #6: New Jersey will continue to grow, but Nevada will remain the revenue leader

New Jersey’s handle continues to impress month after month, showing remarkable growth with no ceiling in sight. This impressive growth is almost entirely due to their thriving mobile betting marketplace, which now makes up over 70% of the total sports betting market in that state.

But can New Jersey’s sports betting market grow to rival the undisputed mecca of betting, Nevada? Right now, New Jersey’s monthly handle is still slightly less than half of the volume Nevada is producing, so Jersey has a long way to go.

It will be interesting to see how sports betting legalization in New York, as well as new sportsbooks in Pennsylvania, affect New Jersey’s bottom line. Nevada has no such worries – Arizona and California are still far from legalizing sports betting due to their complicated tribal politics.

I predict that New Jersey reaches 60% of Nevada’s sports betting volume, but regional competition from Pennsylvania and New York eventually limits Jersey’s explosive growth.

Prediction #7: Mobile betting will continue to make up an even larger percentage of total bets

As mentioned above, mobile is already most New Jersey sports bettor’s preferred method of wagering, and mobile handle will likely continue to increase even if physical sportsbook handle starts to plateau. Of course, the convenience factor is tremendous, but it’s also because mobile offers more options for in-play betting, which requires a means of rapid interaction.

It's entirely likely that more and more sportsbook patrons, even those that frequent casino sportsbooks, will still prefer to place their bets on their own device rather than wait in line at a sportsbook window.

In mature markets in Europe, in-play betting comprises over half of all total bets, and as New Jersey operators become more sophisticated, this trend will almost assuredly hold true. The sky is the limit for mobile growth in New Jersey and other states that make the smart choice to authorize mobile sports betting.

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